*Congratulations to Heejin for passing her oral PhD qualifying examination.

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*Congratulations to In Iok for passing her oral PhD qualifying examination.

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*Na Wei's review manuscript on utilizing marine biomass for producing fuels and chemicals has become the most downloaded article over the past 30 days (as of March 1st, 2013) from Trends in Biotechnology. [http://www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/mostread Link]

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*Congratulations to Dr. Jin for receiving the Faculty Award in Research Excellence from the UIUC College of ACES.

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*Congratulations to Tim for passing his oral PhD qualifying examination.

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*Soo Rin's manuscript on xylose fermentation using ''GRE3'' instead of ''XYL1'' has been accepted for publication in ''FEMS Yeast Research''. Many congratulations to authors, Soo Rin, Nathania, and Heejin.

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*Won-Heong's review paper on redox engineering in ''E. coli'' has been accepted for publication in ''Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology''.

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*Soo Rin's manuscript on efficient and rapid fermentation of xylose by the SR strain has been accepted for publication in ''PLOS One''.

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*Soo Rin's manuscript on a yeast mating strategy for efficient xylose fermentation has been accepted for publication in ''Journal of Biotechnology''. Thanks Anastashia for hard work during the revision process.

Congratulations to Nurik for passing his oral final defense for his MS degree!

Congratulations to Hong for passing her oral final defense for her MS degree!

Congratulations to Hong for being awarded 3rd place for her oral presentation at the FSHN Annual Graduate Student Symposium.

Hyo Jin's review manuscript on "Combinatorial genetic perturbation to refine metabolic circuits for producing biofuels and biochemicals" has been accepted for publication in Biotechnology Advances. Link

Congratulations to Heejin for passing her oral PhD qualifying examination.

Congratulations to In Iok for passing her oral PhD qualifying examination.

Na Wei's review manuscript on utilizing marine biomass for producing fuels and chemicals has become the most downloaded article over the past 30 days (as of March 1st, 2013) from Trends in Biotechnology. Link

Congratulations to Dr. Jin for receiving the Faculty Award in Research Excellence from the UIUC College of ACES.

Congratulations to Tim for passing his oral PhD qualifying examination.

Soo Rin's manuscript on xylose fermentation using GRE3 instead of XYL1 has been accepted for publication in FEMS Yeast Research. Many congratulations to authors, Soo Rin, Nathania, and Heejin.

Won-Heong's review paper on redox engineering in E. coli has been accepted for publication in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Soo Rin's manuscript on efficient and rapid fermentation of xylose by the SR strain has been accepted for publication in PLOS One.

Soo Rin's manuscript on a yeast mating strategy for efficient xylose fermentation has been accepted for publication in Journal of Biotechnology. Thanks Anastashia for hard work during the revision process.

We wish the best of luck to Dr. Suk-Jin Ha, who has recently left to begin a new career as an assistant professor at Kangwon National University in Korea.

Congratulations to our three high school students, Leon Dixon, Jacinda Ott, and Viridiana Viveros, for completing the 7-week Research Apprentice Program. Additional congratulations to Viridiana for receiving awards for her presentation and paper.

Good news from the IFT meeting. Panchalee won second place from the poster competition.

Heejin and Josh were selected as Outstanding MS and Ph.D. student of the FSHN Department, respectively. We’ll gather in the Spice Box this year on Thursday, May 3 from 2:30-4:00 to celebrate the successful completion of another academic year as well as to acknowledge the FSHN Departmental Award Winners. Many congratulations to Heejin and Josh.

Many congratulations to Won-Heong, Panchalee, and Josh. Won-Heong's manuscript on 2FL production by engineered E. coli has been accepted for publication in Microbial Cell Factories.

Won-Heong's manuscript on isobutanol production by engineered S. cerevisiae has been accepted for publication in Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. This manuscript is a result of collaborations with Prof. Seo at Seoul National University. Hong is a coauthor. Congratulations to Won-Heong and Hong.

Soo Rin's manuscript on improved xylose fermentation through XYL2 overexpression has been accepted for publication in Metabolic Engineering. Suk-Jin and In Iok were coauthors of the MS.

Many congratulations! Suk-Jin's manuscript in collaboration with Dr. Zhao group has been accepted for publication in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Heejin is a coauthor of the manuscript as well.

Ki-Sung's article on improved galactose fermentation was selected a compelling article in the metabolic engineering area that Biotechnology and Bioengineering has published over the last two years. Link

Our review paper on co-fermentation of the mixed sugars by engineered yeast has been accepted for publication in Trends in Biotechnology.

Soo Rin has been selected as the recipient of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences 2012 Graduate Student Research Award. Many congratulations!

A manuscript from our collaborative work with Prof. Eberhard group has been accepted for publication in Bioresource Technology. Thanks Bin and Suk-Jin for working together.

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Qiaosi Wei passed a final exam for M.S. degree.

Josh Quarterman passed a qualifying exam. Congratulation!

Soo Rin passed a preliminary exam for Ph.D. Many congratulations!

Peter's manuscript on C13 labeled lycopene production has been accepted for publication in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Many congratulation to Peter and Jin-Ho.

Welcome new graduate students (Tim, Hong, In Iok, Nurzhan)!

A manuscript from our collaboration with Dr. Kong has been accepted for publication in Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Many congratulations to Soo Rin.

Suk-Jin's manuscript on cofermentation of cellobiose and galactose has been accepted for publication in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Welcome Na Wei, a new postdoc in Jin Lab.

Jong-Hyun has passed a final exam for MS degree.

Many congratulations to our hard-working students who received FSHN annual graduate student merit awards:

Josh is a recipient of the Blanche Larson merit award

Qiaosi is a recipient of the Alice and Charlotte Biester merit award

Clarissa is a recipient of the Henry D. and Donna E. Strunk merit award

Soo Rin is a recipient of the Henry D. and Donna E. Strunk merit award

Suk-Jin's manuscript on xylose isomerase has been accepted for publication in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Dr. Hyo-Jin Kim from Texas A&M University joined.

Welcome new members! Eun-Joong Oh and Panchalee Pathanibul have joined.